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Picturing mathematicians: Examining how gender and math anxiety relate to students’ representations of mathematicians in late elementary and middle school 描绘数学家：研究性别和数学焦虑如何与小学晚期和中学学生对数学家的表征相关

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106290

Jisun Kim , Caroline Byrd Hornburg , Gillian E. Grose , Tess Gavrielle Levinson , Lisa K. Fazio

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Does executive function moderate the spatial-math link in preschoolers? 执行功能是否调节了学龄前儿童的空间-数学联系？

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106296

Elyssa A. Geer , Brianna L. Devlin , Tracy Zehner , Irem Korucu , Lindsey M. Bryant , David J. Purpura , Robert Duncan , Sara A. Schmitt

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Reinforcement matters: Animated reinforcements disrupt young children’s word learning from a digital book 强化很重要：动画强化会干扰幼儿从电子书中学习单词

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106291

Gabrielle A. Strouse , Patricia A. Ganea

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A robot’s efficient demonstration cannot reduce 5- to 6-year-old children’s over-imitation 机器人的高效示范并不能减少5- 6岁儿童的过度模仿

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106280

Tingzhuzhi Hu, Hui Li

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Mindful parenting, parent-child relationship and preschoolers’ internalizing behaviors: A cross-lagged panel analysis 正念育儿、亲子关系与学龄前儿童内化行为：一个交叉滞后的面板分析

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106295

Ju Huang , Xin Chen , Xin Liao , Yujia Peng , Sha Xie , Xinli Chi

{"title":"Mindful parenting, parent-child relationship and preschoolers’ internalizing behaviors: A cross-lagged panel analysis","authors":"Ju Huang , Xin Chen , Xin Liao , Yujia Peng , Sha Xie , Xinli Chi","doi":"10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study examined the bidirectional relationships among mindful parenting, parent–child relationships, and child internalizing behaviors (e.g., anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal) using a longitudinal design. A total of 1,201 Chinese preschoolers (50.3 % boys; age: <em>M</em> = 3.90 years, <em>SD</em> = 0.78) were assessed through parent reports at two time points, one year apart. Cross-lagged panel analysis revealed that mindful parenting at T1 positively predicted parent–child relationships (<em>β</em> = 0.17, <em>p</em> < 0.001) and negatively children’s internalizing behaviors (<em>β</em> = −0.07, <em>p</em> < 0.05) at T2. However, no evidence was found for the reverse relationship. This study also identified a bidirectional and negative associations between parent–child relationships and internalizing behaviors in preschooler (parent–child relationships → internalizing behaviors:<em>β</em> = −0.07, <em>p</em> < 0.05; internalizing behaviors → parent–child relationships: <em>β</em> = − 0.06, <em>p</em> < 0.05). Furthermore, the parent–child relationships mediated the effect of mindful parenting at T1 on child internalizing behaviors at T2. The mediating effect of the parent–child relationship was stronger at T2 than at T1, likely due to the gradual and cumulative benefits of mindful parenting over time. Child gender did not moderate these relationships. The findings highlight the role of mindful parenting in promoting child psychological development by enhancing parent–child relationships over time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Experimental Child Psychology","volume":"258 ","pages":"Article 106295"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Parent education, not income-to-needs ratio, relates to preschool home executive function environment 父母教育，而不是收入需求比，关系到学前家庭执行功能环境

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106292

Zachary T. Barnes , Peter Boedeker , Rong Huang

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Children see private correction as a cue to friendship 孩子们把私下的纠正看作是友谊的暗示

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106282

Chuyi Yang, Zoe Liberman

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Comparison between young children’s and college students’ cooperative success in an online Stag Hunt: Do prior training, sex, relationship, and nature of communication matter? 幼儿与大学生在网络猎鹿游戏中合作成功的比较：先前的训练、性别、关系和沟通的性质有影响吗？

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106278

Elizabeth T. Hallers-Haalboom , Marissa Hofstee , Kris J.M. De Jaegher , Elisabeth H.M. Sterck , Sarah F. Brosnan , Marjolijn M. Vermande

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Maximizing math achievement: Strategies from the science of learning 最大化数学成就：来自学习科学的策略

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106281

Nicole R. Scalise , Jessica R. Gladstone , Dana Miller-Cotto

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Lying behavior in adolescents with conduct disorder: An experimental study of the role of executive functioning 品行障碍青少年的撒谎行为：执行功能作用的实验研究

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2025.106279

Guotian Cai , Sarah Zanette , Wanxing Zhao , Jianhua Zhang , Xiaoxian Zhang , Weina Ma , Liyang Sai

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